Standings
| Overall | Conference | Points Per Game | SRS | Polls | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Off | Def | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Rank | Notes |
| Michigan State | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 29.3 | 9.9 | 21.46 | 5.16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Purdue | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 16.07 | 5.98 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| Michigan | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 23.6 | 13.8 | 7.95 | 2.95 | 8 | |||
| Illinois | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 17.3 | 19.3 | 2.86 | 5.66 | ||||
| Minnesota | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 12.4 | 16.0 | -1.28 | 0.92 | ||||
| Ohio State | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 12.0 | 13.7 | -0.31 | 2.13 | ||||
| Northwestern | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 13.7 | 21.3 | -0.17 | 6.23 | ||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 8.7 | 21.2 | -5.41 | 3.89 | ||||
| Indiana | 1 | 8 | 1 | .150 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 10.4 | 22.9 | -3.09 | 6.81 | ||||
| Iowa | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 8.6 | 25.3 | -6.91 | 3.89 | ||||
1 Bowl Game
- Number in parentheses indicates AP rank at time of bowl game
| Date | Bowl | Pts | Pts | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-01-02 | Rose Bowl | Purdue (7) | 14 | Southern California | 13 | Pasadena, CA |
1966 Conference Leaders